Issue - meetings

Forward Plan Ref: 2018/087

Contact: Hugh Potter, Team Leader – Area Operations Hub Tel: 07766 998704

Report by Director for Operations (CMDE4).

The report presents responses received to a statutory consultation to introduce a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) in the Wood Farm area of Oxford.  The proposal will be funded from developer contributions.

The Cabinet Member for the Environment is RECOMMENDED to approve proposals to introduce a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) in the Wood Farm area of Oxford as advertised.

Approved

The Cabinet Member for Environment considered (CMDE4) responses received to a statutory consultation to introduce a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) in the Wood Farm area of Oxford to be funded from developer contributions.

Councillor Liz Brighouse spoke in support of the proposal. Parking was a huge issue locally particularly commuter parking and there was an evident need for something to be done which would be welcomed by the majority of residents even though some would find the charge difficult to manage as there was a lot of depravation in the area.  That support had been demonstrated by the  level of responses to the informal consultation and she suspected that having responded to the informal consultation many responders had possibly assumed that the scheme would go ahead and had not then responded to the formal consultation and felt the link between the two exercises need to be strengthened. Displacement parking and enforcement was still an issue in Lye Valley with some vehicles left for up to 3 or 4 days.  She understood that with regard to unadopted roads the City Council had indicated these would be dealt with in conjunction with the county council finalising CPZs. She raised the issue of Wood farm school and understood that officers were working with the school regarding their parking issues,

Mr Kirkwood confirmed that the city council were providing fencing to help address the issue of vehicles parking on grassed areas raised by a number of responders.

The Cabinet Member for Environment acknowledged the need for the scheme and the fact that some residents might find the charge difficult and suggested perhaps quarterly or monthly payments might help. Regarding the issue of staff parking at Wood Farm school it was not the intention to encourage people to drive in and then get preferential treatment to park and it was for the school to ensure it used the space available as efficiently as possible through a school transport plan.  This was a priority 1 scheme which she hoped would be implemented soon. Therefore, having regard to the information set out in the report before her and the representations made to her at the meeting she confirmed her decision as follows:

to approve proposals to introduce a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) in the Wood Farm area of Oxford as advertised.

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Cabinet Member for Environment

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